The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-07-01


to speak in Hawaiian Before doing SO he |
stated in English that he haa been born |
here, and if it pleased God he would die
here, and he hoped to die under the Ha- |
waiian flag. He had no desire to see the !
independence of this couRtry gone, but be
wanted it to have good name, which IL
had not to-day, and that could only be at
tanned by the removal of the Gibson adj
ministratlon. fApplause.l He had often
quoted a remark of Lord Chatham 8, which
| would bear repeating-''1t is time the
throne was addressed in the language of
| truth''-and the t1lzth was that those who
were engaged in this movement meant to
have reconstruction of the Government.
! But it was the height of folly to suppose
| that they were going to send four men in
! as Ministers, and that these men would be
| able to do all that was required. Mr.. E.
NJ. Walsh: We will support them.l Hehad
every confidence in Mr.. Walsh, but it
would take a new constitution. That was
what was needed, and that was what
would come, and if he thought that they
were going to get anything less he would
! not be there. The miserable rag OF con-
stitution we had did not afford adequate
representation nor impose proper restric-
tons upon the power of the throne. He
believed 1t was written on the hearts of
those before him, "A new consti-
tuition, and that speedily" 1t was
the height of folly to suppose that
commercial men and others in the COM
munity could stand and hold these men in
their places. We had tried this kind of
thing for the last six years. Il If the King
wanted his own rights and those of seventy
thousand men as well he made a mistake
If this had been the case in the past there
was now a revolution of thought, and
revolution of thought was always followed
by a revolution of arms unless redress were
given. He had placed that flag (the Ha-
waiian) upon the table because he wanted all
that was done to be based upon that flag,
but he wanted its record to be cleansed by
new constitution, and then he would
| stake upon that flag his life and every cent
he had, and even his sacred honor. APP
plause 81 say he continued, "that
these men who have begun this movement
cannot draw back now if they would If
the men did not carry it on the women
would" Did any man want to sum up
mentally all that men, women and little
children had suffered through disease alone
he could not do So-wOmen who had sent
their little ones away from the country,
compelled to live here in exile, because we
were not men enough to put things right.
No man could stop the movement now.
The vessel had started, and the only thing
to be done now was to jump to the wheel
and push her forward.
KINNEY tboI1 SnOlva in
Hon. s. B. Dole, who was cheered as he
assembled the platform, called attention to
two thoughts which were suggested by the
constitution. One was that the King con-
ducts his Government for the common
good, and the other was like unto it--all
men have the right to assemble and con-
suit together for the common good. They
would not be assembled there that day if
the King had conducted his government
for the common good. They were met as
reasonable citizens who wished to see
the execution of the laws; but
, they meant business and intended
, to see their reasonable and lawful
wishes carried out That was a meeting,
as he understood, to give His Majesty the
King one more chance to fall into line and
march with political reform. He could
take it if he liked, but whether he did or not
the political movement would go on. Cap
, plause). He (Mr. Dole) did not say that
the King deserved these privileges. He
!, was there to talk about the King, not his
Ministers, because he held him response
BILE for the condition of affairs. He had
now one more chance to fall into line and
work this reform with them. With the
facts of the case all were familiar; they
covered the whole grounds Of the admins
tration. There had been an unwarrant-
able interference on the part Of the King
with his Ministers ~and his sacred oath
be had sold to the highest bidder They
had not assembled in hostility to
any man, but they requested the King to
put himself in the line of cleanness of Gov
eminent and equal rights OF all men. By
I these resolutions they took the first step.
They asked him to return this money
, which all believed he had accepted in a
manner which stained the record OF the
throne; not because they respected or cared
, for the interests of those parties who have
, lost it, but because of the official records OF
the throne-as guarantee that in the
future the throne should be held sacred
from that kind of influence. He did not
know the future of this movement, but was
satisfied they were there on reasonable
grounds. The public moneys belonging to
the people had been thrown aside and
spent in every possible way. This move
ment had gone forward to such an extern
that not to sympathize with it was ali osi
l-treason. [Applause.] SO he should sup.
port these resolutions, and ask all to do &c
unanimously.
, The Chairman said ne would next call
upon one whose business it was to go into
the bowels of the earth and bring out re-
freshing streams.
Mr.. ]. A. McCandless said he supported
these resolutions, and in doing so he be-
leved that he represented some fifteen
; hundred people. He was ready to support
; them with the last drop Of his blood He
} believed that there was unanimity which
had never before been attained. Fifteen
hundred persons had been DISTINGUISHED
!, for no other reason than that they were
} white men. and they were not going to
| have this much longer FbeV had right